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Ministry of Science & Technology
ARCI develops technology to improve fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines
International Advanced Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials , an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science and Technology , has developed ultrafast laser surface texturing technology, which can improve the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines.
Laser surface micro-texturing, which offers precise control of the size, shape and density of micro-surface texture features has gained momentum as a way to control friction and wear. In this technology, a pulsating laser beam creates micro-dimples or grooves on the surface of materials in a very controlled manner. Such textures can trap wear debris when operating under dry sliding conditions and sometimes provide effects like enhancing oil supply  which can lower friction coefficients and may enable reduced wear rate.
The texture surfaces were created on automotive internal combustion engine components, piston rings and cylinder liners using 100 fs pulse duration laser. The micro dimples of 10-20 μm diameter and about 5-10 μm deep which have been created with laser beams had a regular pattern. The created textures were tested in an engine test rig under different speeds and temperatures of coolant and lubrication oil, and it was observed that there was a 16% reduction in the lube oil consumption with the use of texture on the piston rings. The 10-hour lube oil consumption test shows that the blowby substantially reduced with textured rings.
Fabrication of a pattern of micro dimples or grooves on the surface of materials results in a change in surface topography which generates additional hydrodynamic pressure, thereby increasing the load-carrying capacity of the surfaces. Hence these become useful for trapping wear debris when operating under dry sliding conditions and sometimes provide effects like enhancing oil supply  which can lower friction coefficients and may enable reduced wear rate.
In order to control the friction, it is important to understand the mechanisms which occur during the conformal or non-conformal contact in dry and lubricated conditions. Ultrafast lasers create micro or nano features without vacuum conditions. These features are smaller than the diffraction-limited laser focal spot diameter - a unique property of ultrashort duration laser-matter interaction. The process is a thermal, and pulse durations are orders of magnitude smaller than thermal diffusion times.
Fig. 1: Femtosecond laser surface texturing  dimples,  grooves and  cross-hatches
Fig. 2:  Ball-on-disk test of different textured samples and  Engine test of textured piston rings
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s Visit to Japan for Quad Leaders’ Summit 
At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the third Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo on 24 May 2022 along with President H.E. Mr. Joseph R. Biden Jr. of USA and the Prime Minister of Australia.
The Summit in Tokyo is the fourth interaction of Quad Leaders since their first virtual meeting in March 2021, in-person Summit in Washington D.C. in September 2021 and virtual meeting in March 2022.
The forthcoming Quad Summit provides an opportunity for the Leaders to exchange views about developments in the Indo-Pacific region and contemporary global issues of mutual interest.
The Leaders will review progress of Quad initiatives and Working Groups, identify new areas of cooperation and provide strategic guidance and vision for future collaboration.
Prime Minister will have a bilateral meeting H.E Mr. Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan on 24 May. The meeting with PM Kishida will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to carry forward their conversations from the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit held in March 2022, when PM Kishida visited India. During the visit, PM will participate in a Business Event with Japanese business leaders and also address and interact with the Indian community in Japan.
Prime Minister will have a bilateral meeting with the President of the United States of America, H.E Mr. Joseph R. Biden Jr. on 24 May 2022. The meeting will mark a continuation of their regular dialogue having interacted most recently in virtual mode on 11 April 2022. The two Leaders are expected to review the India-US Strategic Partnership and follow up on discussions held during PM’s bilateral meeting with President Biden in September 2021. They will also exchange views on regional and global developments of shared interest.
Prime Minister is likely to have a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia, where elections are to be held on 21 May 2022. The two Leaders are expected to review the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest. The last bilateral meeting between the two Prime Ministers was held virtually on 21 March 2022 followed by the signing of the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement  on 2 April 2022.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to chair meeting of High Level Committee to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary  of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji on 8th April 2021
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the High-Level Committee  to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary  of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, on 8th April 2021 at 1100 AM through video conferencing. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will also attend the meeting. The meeting will discuss the year-long calendar of events planned to mark this special occasion.
About the High Level Committee
The HLC was constituted by the Union Government on 24th October 2020, to approve policies, plans and programs related to the commemoration of the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji along with supervision of the events. The HLC has 70 members including the Prime Minister as Chairman.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism Signs MoU with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation to strengthen hospitality and tourism industry in the country
Key Highlight
- Ministry of Tourism has already signed similar MoUs with Easy My Trip, Cleartrip, Yatra.com, Make My Trip and Goibibo
Ministry of Tourism in its ongoing effort to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation  on 10.11.2021. Ministry of Tourism has already signed similar MOUs with Easy My Trip, Cleartrip, Yatra.com, Make My Trip and Goibibo.
The primary objective of this MOU is to provide an extensive visibility to accommodation units, which have self-certified themselves on SAATHI  on the OTA platform. The MoU also outlines both parties to encourage Units to register on NIDHI and thereby on SAATHI and encourage local tourism Industry with appropriate safeguards for curbing spread of COVID-19. The idea is also to gather more information on accommodation units in order to gain actionable insights & designing evidence based & targeted policy measures and to promote safe, honourable and sustainable tourism.
The MOU was signed by Deputy Director General , Ministry of Tourism and JGM, Tourism, IRCTC in the presence of Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism. The event was organized as per the agreement between Ministry of Tourism and Quality Council of India  for implementing measures for strengthening the Indian Hospitality & Tourism Industry.
The Ministry of Tourism and IRCTC shall endeavour to take necessary steps to encourage and promote strategic and technical co-operation in the Indian hospitality & tourism sector for overall benefit in the identified areas through the MOU.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Redressal of Public Grievances
The Government has put in place a Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System  which is an online centralized web application for redress of public grievances by various Central and State Government agencies and States. CPGRAMS facilitates the citizen to lodge grievance online and also view its current status, through citizen interface  of the application.
The grievances can also be lodged through apex bodies like Prime Minister’s Office , President’s Secretariat, Directorate of Public Grievances  in Cabinet Secretariat and Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare , Government of India. Grievances from all these sources are received in the CPGRAMS at back end. Grievances can also be lodged through a Mobile App and grievances received through post are
scanned and uploaded on the CPGRAMS. All Ministries/Departments are connected to CPGRAMS. Status of action taken on grievances is uploaded by all concerned on CPGRAMS.
Number of grievances received and redressed in the past three months related to GOI as on 26/07/2018 at 5:30PM are as follows:
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Month
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Brought forward
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Received
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Disposed
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May
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104638
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103803
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106673
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June
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101768
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92941
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84009
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July
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110700
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79260
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88778
The present Centralised Public Grievance and Redress Monitoring System  is an e-redressal system since it is a web-based system.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Press statement by Shri Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board
Shri Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board has expressed his regret & issued a Press Statement on the incident of rolling down of Ahmedabad - Puri Express in Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway. The text of the statement is as under:
“The incident of rolling down of Ahmedabad - Puri express at Titlagarh is an isolated incident of staff negligence that is sincerely regretted by the Railways. While the concerned staff has been suspended and a high level enquiry has also been ordered, the railways remains committed to ensuring highest levels of safety in train operations. We have also ordered a one month long drive over the entire network for sensitizing the staff regarding the precautions to be taken to prevent such incidents. Passenger safety followed by passenger comfort remains the highest priority of Indian Railways. The subject of safety is continuously monitored at the highest levels in the Railway Board with the monitoring being done daily at the level of the Chairman, Railway Board.”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Re-Introduction of COTPA Bill
The target envisaged in National Health Policy, 2017 for relative reduction in prevalence of current tobacco use is 30% by 2025. The National Health Policy 2017 of the Government of India identifies coordinated action on ‘Addressing tobacco, alcohol and substance abuse’ as one of the seven priority areas as outlined for improving the environment for health. Accordingly, Nasha Mukti Abhiyan Task Force  was constituted with to formulate a detailed ‘Preventive and Promotive Care Strategy’ for addressing tobacco, alcohol and substance abuse . Pursuant to its first meeting, three Working Groups viz. Working Group on Preventive Aspects; Regulatory Mechanisms; and Curative Aspects to formulate strategy for Nasha Mukti Abhiyan were constituted. The Working Group on Regulatory Mechanisms has the mandate to explore the existing provisions of the concerned laws/schemes and to analyse whether any amendment is required in the existing provision/scheme. The recommendations of the Working Group for redrafting/modifying the existing provisions of COTPA are awaited.
Further, Inter-Ministerial Committee for prevention and control of Non-Communicable Diseases  has been constituted in this Ministry to facilitate implementation of actions required for prevention and control of NCDs as outlined in National Multisectorial Action Plan . The NCD Committee does not work on legal reforms.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Ministry of Finance
Union Minster of State for Finance, Dr. Bhagwat Karad, celebrates International Yoga Day in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar
Due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, 21st of June is being celebrated as International Yoga Day : Shri Karad
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, 21 June 2023
Union Minster of State for Finance, Dr. Bhagwat Karad, was the Chief Guest at the International Yoga Day celebrations organized in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District today collaboratively by bankers through Lead Bank i.e. Bank of Maharashtra and LIC of India.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Bhagwat Karad, guided all the participants regarding importance of Yoga in day to day life. He stated that due to efforts of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, 21st of June is being celebrated as International Yoga Day as a result of recognition by the United Nations in 2014.
Shri Atul Save, State Cooperation Minister, Shri Astik Kumar Pandey, District Collector, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Dr Anant Gavhane, Additional Collector, Shri Anil Sabale, Dy Director, Dept of Education, Shri Bajirao Desai, District Sports Officer, Shri Milind Gharad, Chairman, Maharashtra Gramin Bank, Shri Mahesh Dange, Zonal Manager, Bank of Maharashtra, Shri Sanjay Ramdharne, Sr Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Shri Mangesh Kedar, Lead District Manager, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, all other bank officials, Yoga Teachers, School students and public in general attended the.
During the event, students of “Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Yoga Organization” performed Yoga before the gathering. Yoga Teacher Dr. Uttam Kalwane, along with other teachers i.e. Shri Suresh Mirkar and Mrs Taksande also demonstrated Yoga on the occasion.[Source: Bank of Maharashtra ]
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PM inaugurates 5th India International Science Festival at Kolkata via video conferencing
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, inaugurated via video conference, the 5th India International Science Festival at Kolkata.
Addressing on the occasion, Prime Minister said the theme of the festival “RISEN: Research, Innovation and Science Empowering the Nation” reflects the aspirations of 21st century India.
He said science and technology has a major impact on society, and therefore government is providing the Institutional Support for both Invention and Innovation. Advocating for a strong ecosystem supporting Science and Technology, he said every effort is being taken to support innovation in the country. In this context, he mentioned that over 5 thousand Atal Tinkering Labs, more than 200 Atal Incubation centres have been established.
Prime Minster said, “We need to think as to how science can be helpful in making our living easy. And that’s why science for society has a great relevance. When every scientist and citizen shall think and act on these lines, then the country would advance.”
Prime Minster urged everyone to focus on the long term solutions and long term benefits that science can provide us. He said, “you should also be constantly careful about the international laws and standards.”
He said, “We all know very well that technology is a result of two factors – the existence of a problem and our experiments to solve those problems.”
He said, “There are no failures in Science. There are only efforts, experiments and success. If you keep this in mind while working then you would not face any difficulties either in your scientific investigation or in your life.”
Ministry of Women and Child Development
MoS Women and Child Development, Dr. Mahendra Munjpara attended the virtual Committee Meeting for International Day of Yoga 2023
Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Mahendra Munjpara attended the virtual Committee Meeting for International Day of Yoga 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan.
Discussions on preparation and main features of this year’s International Day of Yoga 2023 were held during the virtual Committee Meeting.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways joins the public movement  against COVID 19 in a big way
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, administers COVID pledge to Railway Officers and Staff through Video Conferencing
Chairman, Railway Board instructs officers and staff to inform and educate common people about COVID 19 protocols
On first day of Jan Andolan, 5,41,087 Railway employees takes pledge across Zones, Divisions and PSUs
Indian Railways has joined the public movement  in a big way against COVID 19 inaugurated by Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi. After the inauguration of this public movement, Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri PiyushGoyal administered COVID pledge to Railway Officers and Staff connected through Video Conferencing. General Managers of Zonal Railways, Divisional Railway Managers, CMDs of PSUs and senior railway officers were connected in this event.
Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav has instructed all the officers and staff to come forward and participate aggressively in this nationwide public movement. He directed the Zonal and Divisional officers to engage with common people near their establishments/stations with an objective to encourage awareness regarding COVID protocol. He also stressed that all railway employees should be informed and educated about dos and donts to defeat this pandemic. It is also conveyed to GMs/ DRMs/CMDs of PSUs to display banners/posters at Railway stations, Railway premises, trains and other Railway establishments. Dissemination of information related to COVID should be done through social media channels.
On first day of the Public Campaign , 5,41,087 Railway employees takes pledge across Zones, Divisions and PSUs. Banners/Posters have been surmounted on 2452 Railway stations across Indian Railways, 273 trains and 847 office buildings of Railways across the country. An audio jingle to raise awareness against COVID 19 was played through Public Announcement system in 2060 Railway stations, 95 trains and 138 Railway establishments.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
NCST expresses serious concern over incident involving Us National in A&N Islands
Seeks Immediate Report from MHA and A&N administration
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has expressed serious concern over the news report regarding one US National feared killed by protected tribe in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Calling this incident as unfortunate, the Commission has sought immediate report from Ministry of Home Affairs as well as Andaman and Nicobar Administration.
On 13th July, 2018 based on the complaint received from Prof. Vishwajit Pandya, the Commission had sought information from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Andaman and Nicobar Islands regarding relaxation of the Restricted Area Permit  for foreign nationals and tourism development in 29 islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The report of Ministry of Home Affairs as well as Andaman & Nicobar Islands is yet to be received.
The Commission had held a two day Conference on 27th and 28th June, 2018 to discuss critical issues concerning Particularly Vulnerable Tribes Groups  of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The recommendations of the two day conference have been adopted by the Commission in its 107th meeting held recently. The commission had advised the Government to be ultra-sensitive to the vulnerability of the PVTGs in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and any attempt for tourism development etc, in these islands, which can create unwarranted and dramatic cultural changes for PVTGs, should be looked into and stopped forthwith.
Chairperson, NCST, Dr. Nand Kumar Sai has also written a letter to the Union Home Minister on 8th August, 2018, requesting him to safeguard the interests of tribals under Protection of Aboriginal Tribes Regulations in this regard.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of Physical Culture and Sport among BRICS Countries
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding  on Cooperation in the field of Physical Culture and Sport signed among BRICS Countries.
Cooperation in the field of sports among the five countries will help in expanding knowledge and expertise in the area of sports science, sports medicine, coaching techniques etc, which would result in improvement in performance of our sportspersons in international tournaments and strengthening of bilateral relations with BRICS member countries.
Benefits arising from cooperation in the field of sports among the five countries would be equally applicable to all sportspersons irrespective of their caste, creed, region, religion and gender.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Unveils Statue of Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary;
Praises his Unique Contributions and Worldwide Influence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi Cantonment and paid rich tribute to the Father of the Nation as a rare person who wielded so much influence over people without occupying formal positions of power.
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi was erected by the Directorate of Defence Estates on his 150th birth anniversary celebrations at Sri Nagesh Garden in Delhi Cantt. Raksha Mantri also paid tributes to Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who shares birthday with Mahatma Gandhi.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Rajnath Singh said Mahatma Gandhi’s political programmes had economic, social and cultural messages as well for the people at large. Referring to the Champaran Movement, Shri Rajnath Singh said that Mahatma Gandhi, while fighting for the rights of exploited indigo farmers, urged them to work also for the cleanliness of their surroundings and villages. For him that was as important as freedom.
He said that the cleanliness ideas and works of Mahatma Gandhi were made into a people’s movement by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The result is there for everyone to see. Coverage of toilets in households has increased from 37 per cent in 2014 to 98 per cent now. In all, total of 11 crore toilets have been made in the last five years.
Raksha Mantri urged people to extend cleanliness programme to cover environment protection and to vow not to use single use plastic bags as these are extremely harmful to the Mother Nature. Instead, he advocated usage of cloth bags which are environment friendly. Shri Rajnath Singh said it will also generate employment for the poor. He termed saving rivers from pollution is like saving our civilisation.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh administered Swacchta oath to people present at the venue. He later planted a sapling while taking part in ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa’ campaign.
Member of Parliament Smt Meenakshi Lekhi also addressed the audience. She appreciated Directorate General Defence Estates and Cantonment Board for making all 62 Cantonments across the country open defecation free. Secretary  Smt Gargi Kaul, Director General of Defence Estates Smt Deepa Bajwa, General Officer Commanding, Headquarters Delhi Area Lt General Asit Mistry, Controller General of Defence Accounts Shri Sanjiv Mittal and other senior officials of the Ministry were also present there.
School children rendered “Vaishnav jan to” and depicted themes dear to Mahatma Gandhi in the sprawling gardens.
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